An Emmy winner has joined the cast of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.

Former West Wing star Richard Schiff has signed on for the CBS series in the role of FBI director Jack Fickler. Entertainment Weekly reports that his character will debut on the midseason premiere of the series.

Schiff was most recently seen in the short-lived, abysmal Past Life.

The Criminal Minds spin-off stars Forest Whitaker as the head of an elite team of agents. The cast is rounded out by Janeane Garofalo, Matt Ryan, Michael Kelly, Beau Garrett, and Kirsten Vangsness.

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